Tassel



-Aug. 25, 1931.

C. P. SCHLEGEL TASSEL Filed Sept. 4, 1930 M ATTORNEY j as Patented Aug.1 931 I UNITEDISTATESI FAGTURING COMPANY, or ROCHESTER, NEW-'YORK,A'OORPOBATIQN ornnw onx -1,sz0,32s-

CHARLES r. SCHLEGEL,- ornoonns'rnn, nnw yonx, AssIeNoa To S GHLEGELMANU- TA SSEL Application filed september 4, 1930. Serial No. 479,695.

The present invention relates to tassels and an object thereof is toprovide a novel manner of incorporating a weight'therein" To these andother ends, the invention consists of certain-parts andcombinations ofparts all of which will be hereinafter de scribed: the novel featuresbeing pointed out in the appended claims:

In the drawings: I Fig. 1 is aside view of a tassel embodying thepresent invention; v

Fig. 2 is a vertical central section through the tassel; and

Fig. 3 is a detail view of the combined cord anchoring member andferrule holder.

In the illustrated embodimentof the invention, 1 indicates a tuft in theform'of a pompon, formed in this instance, of threads or yarn heldtogetherby a binding wire or :trand 2. To thisbinding strand is secureda cord anchoring, member comprising, in this instance, a single piece ofwire bent between its ends to provide a central eye 3 through which thebinding wire 2 passes and to-which the suspending cord 4 is secured.vAbove the tuft or pompon and surrounding the cord, is arranged aferrule, formed, in this instance, by a weighted body 5 provided withtwo aligned bores 6 and 7 of binding wire, a combined cord anchoring 851and ferrule holding member secured to said v v different diametersthrough which the cord 4: passes,,the upper bore 7 being smaller indiameter than the lower .bore '6; i In: this instance, the ferrule body5 is made of metal such as lead. This body has an external shape whichdefines the shape of the ferrule and, in this instance, is covered by atubular woven material 8, the ends of which are turned into the bores 6and 7, all portions of this covering being adh'esively selured to theweighted bodys o v With the end in view' of'holding the ferrule inabutment with the tuft,'the cord anchoring means has portions whichenter the bore 7 and frictionally engage with the ferrulecoveringtherein. In this instance,-

it is inconspicuous.

the wire of which the eye Bis formed has its end portions extended fromthe tuft to V 7 provide spring'arms 9onuopposite sides of the eye,eacharm extending from'the' lower a or inner "part of the eye on oppositesides of the "eye and'being bentbetween its ends'so that the freeendportionsconverge'at 10.

These f converging portions facilitate the, fitting or removal of theferrule from-the" holding means. The intermediate portion of'each armengages the cover 8 at the free edgeof the inwardly turned portion inthe bore 7 and in this way frictionally'holds the" ferrule tothe-tuft.

According I to this invention, thereri's weight is so incorporated inthe tassel'that' with the tuft in such a mannerthat it "is fr'ictionallyheld in abutment with thetufti" The ferrule connects by a means which isentirely hidden from sight.

What 7 a a to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A tassel comprising a tuft, a cord an choring device secured to thetuft, a cord connected to the anchoring device, a ferrule arranged abovethe tuft and including a c body having a bore throughwhichthecordpasses, a covering for the body turned into the lower end of the boreand frictionally engaged by the cord anchoring device which is recelved1n sald bore.

2'. A tassel comprising a tuft having a binding wire, a cord secured tothe member,

by the member; g

A tassel comprising a tuft having a binding, wlre, at comblned cordanchoring I claim as my inventionand" desire land a ferrule surroundingthe cord and held I and ferrule holding membersecured to said bindingwire, a cord secured to the member,

and a ferrule surrounding the cord andheld by themember, said membercomprlsmg a single strip of wire bent about the bind-v ing wire andformed witha central eye to 'which the cord is secured, and two armsprojecting into the cord receiving bore of the ferrule, I I

"652- formed a 1 weighted --tassel in which the A 4. A tassel comprisinga tuft, a relatively small and highly flexible cord secured to the tuft,and a ferrule surrounding said cord above the tuft, said ferruleincluding a Weighted body and a textile covering on the body.

5. A tassel comprising a tuft, a cord anchoring device secured to thetuft, a cord relatively small and highly flexible connected to theanchoring device, and a ferrule surrounding the cord above the tuft andhaving an enlarged bore at its lower end in which said cord anchoringdevice is housed.

6. A tassel comprising a tuft, a cord anchoring device secured to thetuft, a relatively small and highly flexible cord connected to theanchoring device, and a ferrule surrounding the cord above the tuft andhaving an enlarged bore at its lower end in which said cord anchoringdevice houses, said anchoring device frictionally engaging the interiorWall of the bore to hold the ferrule to the tuft.

7. A tassel comprising a tuft, a cord anchoring device having yieldingportions, a relatively small and hi 'hly flexible cord secured to thecord anchoring device, and a ferrule surrounding the cord and having itsbore enlarged at its lower end, the walls of its enlarged bore beingengaged by yielding portions of the cord anchoring device to hold theferrule against movement.

8. A tassel comprising a tuft, means providing on the tuft an eye andspring gripping arms about the eye, a relatively small and hi hlyflexible cord secured to the eye, and a f errule surrounding the cordand having the Walls of its cord receiving bore gripped by the springarms.

CHARLES P. SCHLEGEL.

